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June 12, 2017

EFSA working group on FCMs: 24^th meeting

Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on FCMs now available online

Topics: DG SANTE, EFSA, European Commission, plastics, printing inks

Reading time: 2 minutes

June 9, 2017

EU legislation on drinking water contact materials

Industry association calls for harmonized EU legislation on materials in contact with drinking water; proposal by EU Commission expected by end of 2017

Topics: European Commission, regulation, water pipes

Reading time: 1 minute

June 7, 2017

Vote on EDC criteria on hold

EU Commission presents latest revised draft of criteria to identify endocrine disruptors to Member States; no formal vote taken; next meeting not yet scheduled

Topics: DG SANTE, endocrine disruptor, European Commission, regulation

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June 2, 2017

EU working group on FCMs: Meeting minutes

EU Commission’s working group on FCMs discusses fluorinated substances in food packaging, supply chain survey, roadmap for evaluating FCM framework regulation, monitoring of mineral oils, Union Measure on printed FCMs

Topics: European Commission, fluorinated substances, JRC, mineral oils, printing inks, regulation

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May 31, 2017

New test methods for EDCs needed

JRC expert survey identifies gaps in test methods for evaluating endocrine disruptors; new methods for thyroid, metabolic, immune disorders, as well as hormone-related cancers seen as priority

Topics: endocrine disruptor, European Commission, JRC, risk assessment, toxicity testing

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May 19, 2017

EDC criteria vote postponed

EU Commission delays vote on draft criteria for identification of endocrine disrupting chemicals, scheduled to be held at the latest meeting of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed

Topics: endocrine disruptor, European Commission, regulation

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May 16, 2017

Case study on different sets of EDC criteria

Industry-sponsored study assesses four natural substances using EU Commission’s different options for criteria to identify endocrine disruptors; highlights need for including potency considerations in EDC criteria

Topics: endocrine disruptor, European Commission, regulation

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May 10, 2017

Opinion: REACH authorizations hinder innovation

ChemSec discusses how authorization of toxic substances under REACH hurts innovation and promotion of safer alternatives

Topics: ECHA, European Commission, REACH, SVHC

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May 9, 2017

Vote on EDC criteria scheduled

Next meeting of EU Commission and Member States on revised criteria to identify endocrine disrupters to take place on May 17-18, 2017; vote foreseen despite persisting concerns

Topics: endocrine disruptor, European Commission, regulation

Reading time: 1 minute

May 8, 2017

JRC publishes NANoREG project report

EU Commission’s Joint Research Centre releases report on the NANoREG framework focusing on a common approach to the safety assessment of nanomaterials

Topics: European Commission, JRC, nanomaterials

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